[USA 23] Turkey isn't going to the World Cup, but it gave a USA a good test in the Americans' 2-1 win and a few thoughts to ponder as preparations move along for the 2010 competition. Read the whole story

[ENGLAND] England's 2-1 win over Japan Sunday in Graz, Austria, was about as ugly one can get. England fell behind in the seventh minute, missed a penalty kick and only beat Japanese thanks to a pair of own goals in the last 18 minutes. Afterward, England coach Fabio Capello said ... Read the whole story

[FRANCE] With Lassana Diarra out of the World Cup, French coach Raymond Domenech has adopted a new 4-3-3 formation for the 2006 World Cup runner-up. The same 10 field players who started earlier in the week against Costa Rica started in Sunday's 1-1 tie at Tunisia, which meant there was ... Read the whole story

[DATEBOOK] Only a week and a half remain before MLS breaks for the World Cup. The Los Angeles Galaxy will put its unbeaten record on the line in two tough Western Conference tests against Houston Saturday and at Real Salt Lake four days later. For the MLS schedule, standings and ... Read the whole story

[WPS] The Washington Freedom got first-half goals from Rebecca Moros and Abby Wambach and held on to defeat the Philadelphia Independence, 2-1, on Sunday evening and extend its unbeaten streak to four games. The win sets up a top-of-the-table clash Saturday between first-place FC Gold Pride and the Freedom in ... Read the whole story

[D-2 PRO LEAGUE] The Carolina RailHawks earned their first victory in three seasons playing at Saputo Stadium when they beat the Montreal Impact, 2-0, on goals by Etienne Barbara and Andriy Budnyy. Read the whole story

[WOMEN'S WORLD CUP] Chinese women's soccer reached a new low. It won't be playing in next year's Women's World Cup in Germany after losing to Japan, 2-0, at home in the third-place game of the Asian Cup. Read the whole story

"The only thing we care about is the score. Take the three points and I'm out of town real fast. I'm not looking back. You can make whatever you want out of the rest of the stuff."-- Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena after his team's 2-0 win over Columbus in a game in which the Crew outshot the the Galaxy 21-3 and had 15 corner kicks while the Galaxy had none. With the win, Los Angeles is now the only undefeated team on MLS. (Columbus Dispatch) ...More